As soon as it got dark after dinner, Ye Yaodong sat down at the door and chatted with the neighbors around him. Even if he didn't talk to them, they would talk about him behind his back.
If you talk to him face to face, he might listen to some good things.
By the way, I offered two cigarettes to the old men next to me, but they politely waved their hands and said they would just smoke cigarettes or hookahs.
Just take a piece of paper, roll the tobacco and you can smoke it.
Most of the old men are like his father, never leaving their hookahs, smoking them with loud gurgling sounds. They are used to smoking hookahs and may not be used to smoking cigarettes.
Ye Yaodong looked at the children nearby who were playing with a turtle. He told them not to catch it and just put it on the ground and play with it.
Then I talked to the neighbors about this year's harvest from the fields and the fruit trees, and also talked about the days at the seaside. I followed the old man's words to praise the leader, saying that everyone's life will get better and better.
Then I heard some people praising him, saying that a son-in-law is half a son, and when his father-in-law got into trouble, he immediately came to visit with a lot of things, praising Aqing for finding a good husband. Before he got into trouble, I didn’t know, I just listened to gossip...
Ye Yaodong was delighted when he heard this, as it showed that he had turned his impression around very well during this period.
At this time, Lin's mother finished washing the pots and pans and planned to kill a turtle and stew it. However, the children protected the turtle like a baby and refused to let her kill it. They even picked it up and hid far away.
Lin Guangyuan didn't pay attention for a moment, and just after taking a few steps, he was bitten hard by the turtle in his hand, and he screamed immediately.
Ye Yaodong ran forward quickly and saw that the turtle had bitten Lin Guangyuan's hand tightly and did not let go. No matter how the children pulled, it would not let go.
"Go away, go away, go away, don't pull it out randomly, this turtle is very cruel, it won't let go easily after biting it," Ye Yaodong waved away the children who were in the way, while touching his pocket, "Why are you so careless? I've already taught you how to catch it, and you still got bitten."
Lin Guangyuan was already a young boy, and even though it hurt like hell and the tears were welling up in his eyes he still tried hard not to let them fall.
Ye Yaodong took out a match from his pocket and scratched it. After a small flame came out, he then burned the turtle's butt in a wretched way. The effect was very quick!
It immediately loosened its grip and fell to the ground, with its entire head retracted.
Lin Guangyuan's index finger was bitten and bleeding. Lin's mother and sister-in-law surrounded him and went into the house, using some soot from the bottom of a pot to stop the bleeding.
The children were so frightened that they didn't dare to reach out to catch it. Ye Chenghu quickly threw the turtle in his hand to the ground, fearing that he would be bitten too.
"Now you know how powerful it is, right? I told you to be careful when playing and not to grab things with your hands, but you ignored me."
"It was grandma who said to stew it, so we just grabbed what we had."
"Don't catch it anymore, just put it on the ground."
"Got it. Dad, can you please not stew them?"
Ye Yaodong had already glanced at them sideways, giving them a look, letting them experience it for themselves!
Now they were all scared and behaved themselves. They only dared to poke it with branches and didn't dare to flip it over and over again.
He went into the room again and took another look. Lin Guangyuan's hands were wrapped in gauze, and there was no trace of tears on his face. He looked pretty good.
Ye Yaodong patted his shoulder and said, "It's okay. I'll stew it tonight to avenge you."
Lin Guangyuan smiled instantly, "Uncle, you want to eat it yourself, right?"
"Who said that? Eating is just a by-product. I was thinking of saving it for them to play with."
Lin Xiuqing smiled and rolled her eyes at him, "I don't believe you. When they have had enough fun and are asleep, you will definitely catch them and stew them."
“Haha~ If I don’t eat it and leave it there, what if it dies? If it dies, I can’t eat it, what a waste.”
Mother Lin said with a smile: "Everyone is in high spirits now, let's stew it after they fall asleep."
"Then let's kill a grapefruit to eat now? When we were climbing the mountain this afternoon, the boss shook a branch and a grapefruit fell off."
Mother Lin went to the corner and took out a grapefruit from a sack. "It takes a few days for freshly picked grapefruits to be delicious. The ones in the sack were picked a few days ago, so they are perfect for eating."
Ye Yaodong took the pomelo and used a knife to cut off the head side, then made a few cuts around the body and took out the entire pomelo flesh. The remaining pomelo peel was like a hat, so he took it out and put it on Ye Chengyang's head.
"A hat for you!"
"Ah, a hat!" Ye Chengyang happily touched the grapefruit hat on his head and shook his head happily.
This is simple happiness!
He divided the pomelo flesh into two pieces, giving each child two halves, and then he sent all the children back into the house. It was a windy night, and it was already dark, and there was no one at the door.
After returning to their rooms, they were reluctant to do so. They still sat in a circle and continued to poke the two turtles with branches on the floor of the main room.
Mother Lin randomly picked a favorite on the back of the head and patted him. "Sooner or later, you will play these two turtles into straw bags. Go back to the house, wash your feet and go to bed. You have been running in the mountains all day, and you are not tired at all, but still playing there. Tomorrow you all have to get up before dawn to help pick oranges in the mountains, and go to bed early tonight."
"knew."
"Play for a while longer, it's just getting dark..."
Just as he finished speaking, he was slapped on the back of his head again. This time it was Sister Lin who hit her own second child. "Everyone, go back to your room and go to bed. You have to get up early tomorrow."
“Ohhhhhh…”
The group of children walked towards the room unwillingly but reluctantly, looking back every few steps.
Only Ye Chenghu and his brother were left standing there.
Ye Yaodong caught both turtles and put them in the basin. The two brothers were so scared that they each held onto one side of his legs.
"Dad, please don't eat them, okay?"
"Got it. I won't eat anymore. Let's go back to the house and sleep."
He held the two children on each side, holding them under his armpits and walked into the house. It was rare to see them enjoying the food so much, so he decided not to feed them yet and let them play for two more days.
However, as he thought this, he forgot about Lin's mother.
After everyone entered the house, Lin's mother turned around and caught one, killed it and stewed it.
He was lying on the bed, almost falling asleep, when he smelled a strong fragrance and woke up instantly. Was it cooked
Well, now when they wake up tomorrow morning, some of them will be crying again.
Although he thought so, the fact that it was already stewed did not stop him from getting up and eating.
Lin Xiuqing whispered, "Mom, are you stewing the turtle?"
"It should be. Let me go out and take a look. You can't eat this."
"I know."
Before he could put on his clothes and go out, Lin's mother knocked on the door. He quickly put on his pants and went to open the door.
Bowls of turtle soup were already served on the table.
"Mom, how many did you kill?"
"Just take the big one and kill it."
"That's good, at least one is left, otherwise the other two would cry miserably tomorrow."
"I thought they would cry, so I only killed one. I'll keep the other one for them to play with for two days. You can take it back and stew it later. Come and eat it while it's hot. Two bites each will replenish your body."
At this time, the eldest brother-in-law and the second brother-in-law also came out of the house, each holding a bowl to eat. Mother Lin also brought a bowl into the house for Father Lin.
The three men discussed while eating and decided to find some time to go to the river tomorrow.
"I was really annoyed by the kids in the house. When they saw my cousins had one, they all wanted one too."
Lin Xiangyang also agreed, "Yes, just now I was pestered by a few people at home. They insisted that I catch one for them tomorrow, saying that my cousin has one and they want one too..."
"I've already stewed one, and my two kids will probably cry tomorrow. I guess they'll ask me to catch another one for them. It's so hard to be a father."
"I can't help it. You caught two today."
"Isn't this just something you did when you saw it? I don't believe you saw it and didn't catch it."
Lin Xianghui smiled and said, "We must catch them, and we must eat them. Let them cry if they want."
Lin Xiangyang took a big sip of soup from the bowl, then said casually: "Just scare them with the whip a couple of times, and if they really make a fuss, just beat them up, and they'll be quiet right away."
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Now he can eat without any burden. He first takes a big gulp of soup, then picks up a piece of gelatinous meat. It smells delicious.
The three men ate with relish, put their bowls down, and went back to their room to sleep.
Ye Yaodong lay back down beside Lin Xiuqing and slept with her in his arms.
Very pure, he had no idea what to do this time.
He couldn't be so shameless at his mother-in-law's house, so he had to restrain himself, although he felt full of strength...
But it doesn’t matter, you can save up your energy and make it happen!
Seeing that he was behaving well, Lin Xiuqing also felt relieved and went to sleep.
The next morning, just after daybreak, roosters began to crow, and the whole village suddenly came alive from the silence, with the sounds of roosters crowing and dogs barking everywhere. Soon, there were more voices at the door.
Ye Yaodong woke up when he heard the crowing of a rooster. Seeing that the whole family was sleeping soundly, he got out of bed quietly, but still woke up the person next to him.
"So early?"
"It's dawn. Your brother said yesterday that they all go up the mountain to pick oranges at dawn. If they get up early, they can finish early. You can continue to sleep."
Since I'm here to help with the work at my father-in-law's house, I must come according to their schedule and do the work well.
"Yeah." Lin Xiuqing smiled and closed her eyes contentedly.
The more the mother-in-law looked at her son-in-law, the more satisfied she became.
Lin's mother is in this state now. When she saw her son-in-law getting up early in the morning and preparing to go to the mountain to pick oranges with them, her face was full of smiles and she was very happy.
"Why are you up so early? There's no need to be so early. It's just dawn. Go back to your room and catch up on some sleep."
Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "I woke up when the rooster crowed. I usually get up at two or three in the morning when I go out to sea. Today is not too early."
"I was so tired at home, and I couldn't sleep well here..."
"No, I don't go out to sea every day..."
After he finished speaking, he simply washed up, had breakfast with them, and then went up the mountain.
The children will be a little later. After all, they are still growing, and it is impossible to wake them up at four or five o'clock to go to the mountain.
It was around seven o'clock before Lin's mother went to wake them up. As a result, the two brothers Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang burst into tears when they saw that one of the turtles was missing.
They cried and scolded their father for breaking his promise and eating the turtle.
"I hate Daddy! Woohoo...my turtle..."
"I hate Dad! I hate..."
"Wuwuwu... Dad doesn't keep his word!"
The two of them cried louder and louder.
Ye Yaodong sneezed repeatedly on the mountain. He rubbed his nose and said, "Fuck, those two brats must be scolding me!"